Channel 19File under: U.S. trucking rules!Todd DillsApr 6, 2013Updated Apr 9, 2013 Lest you despair o’er a little (or a lot of) numerical safety rating or all the difficulty parking or the growing gridlock, take a moment to remember our brothers and sisters hauling freight round the world. It’s been two years since we interrogated the stirrings of discontent among haulers ahead of the Egyptian revolution, and nearly three since gridlock in China came up, so when I came across this piece about the woes of Syrian haulers bringing freight in from neighboring Jordan and stuck on a bridge behind a security checkpoint for an amount of time measured not in hours, but days… Yeah, I thought you might find it of interest. Key quote, from a hauler well into his third day out on the bridge: “We are living like dogs.” As the rebellion continues in that country, whatever you think of it, say a little prayer for all the hardworking guys just trying to get ‘er done day-in day-out, wherever they happen to be. Safe haulin’ this weekend for everyone out on the road…Related StoriesChannel 19‘Cowboy Capitalists’ documentary features U.S. drivers running South Africa-SudanVoicesTruckers favor none-of-the-above option on IraqChannel 19Nelson, Ga., not the first town to mandate gun ownershipPartner InsightsDezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so goodTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampLess than two weeks left to enter Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet ChampionshipTime is running out! Test your trucking mettle for a chance to take home the 2025 title belt in Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship, with entries open through July 31. Four finalist fleets will ultimately square off in Nashville in late October at event sponsor NASTC's annual conference. Fleets of 3 to 30 trucks are eligible to compete.Custom RigsBuilt for the hammer lane: Retired boat hauler's one-of-a-kind Frankenstein 'One Piece at a Time'RegulationsFMCSA Administrator nominee Derek Barrs makes first Congressional appearanceCustom RigsCustom-rigs winners crowned at annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree: Full resultsFeatured SponsorDezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so goodOverdrive RadioLatest EpisodeOne owner-op's secret weapons for trucking biz bookkeeping, analysisMore episodes »